On the Riverfront: Ottumwa, Iowa from Turkey Island to the Mixmaster
- ISBN-10
- 1892689510
- ISBN-13
- 9781892689511
- Category
- Ottumwa (Iowa)
- Pages
- 124
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01
- Publisher
- P B L Limited
- Authors
- Leigh Michaels, Michael W. Lemberger
Description
A book of historic photos of Ottumwa locations near the Des Moines River, which flows through it. Photos have explanatory captions and are interspersed with related literary quotations.
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